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'''''Fallout Van Buren''''', which was the code name for the original ''Fallout 3'', was an RPG game that was to be developed by Black Isle Studios, the original creators of the ''Fallout'' series. The game's intent was to continue the ''Fallout'' franchise, but it was not a sequel to ''Fallout 2''. However, on December 8, 2003, Interplay Entertainment laid off the PC development team, and the game was cancelled.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_(video_game) Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 25 June '17.</ref> | '''''Fallout Van Buren''''', which was the code name for the original ''Fallout 3'', was an RPG game that was to be developed by Black Isle Studios, the original creators of the ''Fallout'' series. The game's intent was to continue the ''Fallout'' franchise, but it was not a sequel to ''Fallout 2''. However, on December 8, 2003, Interplay Entertainment laid off the PC development team, and the game was cancelled.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_(video_game) Wikipedia article.] Retrieved 25 June '17.</ref> | ||
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The title screen.
Status: Partially Found
Fallout Van Buren, which was the code name for the original Fallout 3, was an RPG game that was to be developed by Black Isle Studios, the original creators of the Fallout series. The game's intent was to continue the Fallout franchise, but it was not a sequel to Fallout 2. However, on December 8, 2003, Interplay Entertainment laid off the PC development team, and the game was cancelled.[1]
After this, the series was eventually sold to Bethesda Softworks, creator of the Elder Scrolls games. After the sale, the Black Isle team was disbanded and transferred to work on either Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2, or Fallout: Brotherhood Of Steel 2, another cancelled game. Fallout 3 was released in October 2008, and while it was criticized by the already established Fallout fandom, it was praised by critics and newer fans.
Van Buren's Legacy
Upon acquiring the rights, Bethesda decided to remake the game from scratch, using neither any of the old code nor mimicking its gameplay, and converted it into a first/third-person ARPG with a completely different plot. While Van Buren was seemingly completely thrown out, design documents for the game were leaked by Fallout fansite No Mutants Allowed in 2005, containing almost every detail about the design of the game.[2]
Screenshots of a tech demo for the game were released on No Mutants Allowed on April 30, 2007, and on May 2nd, a full tech demo was released.[3]
In 2010, Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, which was composed of a few old employees from Black Isle Studios, created Fallout: New Vegas, which incorporated a number of elements from Van Buren, such as the NCR and the Hoover Dam.
Availability
Apart from the tech demo and several design documents, little else of the original game has been released.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article. Retrieved 25 June '17.
- ↑ A directory of the leaked Van Buren design documents (indexed on the Fallout Wiki). Retrieved 05 Jun '13
- ↑ Fallout Wiki page on the Van Buren tech demo. Retrieved 05 Jun '13